Fun in Omaha!

We ventured down to Omaha for a weekend of family and fun. The kids of course had a blast with their cousins and everyone else and Ryan and I sure enjoyed some time away filled with only relaxation. The fun started Saturday morning with some popcorn ball making with GG and some caramel apples with Sue. Here's an action shot of Kristy and GG making the good part of the popcorn balls.

Landon and Jessie were very good helpers :) Here's a picture of them looking pretty interested in that good old popcorn popper. I think the two of them ate more than they helped!
During most of the cooking, Kadence spent time in Aunty Arin's bathroom playing with all of her jewelry. She is my little girly girl.
She also found time to rest on the couch with her new buddy cousin Tyler. She doesn't warm up too easily to many people (especially males) but she sure was loving Tyler.
I love this shot of the kids and Kristy eating a caramel apple...one big gooey mess.
Later that day we ventured out to a pumpkin patch which was a lot of fun. There was a lot to do and even though it was a tad chilly, we all had a good time. We got a great shot of these three cuties, Kadence was not cooperating at this point-such is the life of an 18 month old!
This photo proves that Landon did in fact tear himself away from Grandma Sue for a bit! I love this pic of him holding his cousin Tyler's hand! As most of you know, Landon is a pretty picky eater, so we always tell him he has to eat his meals so he'll grow big and strong like cousin Tyler (and boy is that cousin Tyler getting big and strong). Landon also had a blast wrestling with Tyler.
We took a little hayride (minus the hay) out to where all the pumpkins were. The kids thought that it was pretty fun.
Just the right size pumpkin for my little pumpkin:)
Landon of course wanted a much larger pumpkin, but I convinced him to pick one that was a little easier for him to carry.
Upstairs in the barn the kids had a blast shoveling up and playing with the corn.
Farmer Landon, Papa Gary should be proud (minus the color of the tractor).
Jessie had her hair colored, it was purple, pink, black and very sparkly! It was pretty cool.
Landon sat very still like a big boy to get his face painted. He picked it out himself-a pumpkin cowboy-too cute!
Kadence is pretty fearless when it comes to animals and always has been. She was actually really mad inside the little petting zoo barn because she couldn't hop right in the stall with the rabbits and the baby goats. One of the workers happened to see her pointing and saying repeatedly "in there" so she put her in there with her and Kadence was amazed. She didn't want to leave. Here is a picture of her trying to feed one of the goats some straw.
We had such a fun time in Omaha. A much needed break from reality. We love spending time with family! Thanks GG, Grandma Sue, Aunty Kristy, Aunty Arin, Jessie, Tyler and of course Leonard for an AWESOME weekend!

Unfortunately, both of the kiddos are sick now. Such is life with little ones in the fall.